Here’s a bit about myself.

Skye Rubel

Skye Rubel is an award-winning specialist in thought leadership and experiential programming, recognized for building high-level programs for the world’s most influential leaders. She has a long-standing track record of booking world-class talent and managing the complex logistics required to create meaningful, high-impact experiences for executives.

Currently, Skye is a thought leadership manager at Google Cloud, where she directs the content strategy and speaker acquisition for premier programs like Leaders Circle. She is responsible for identifying, negotiating, and securing a diverse range of top-tier talent—including Adam Grant, Malcolm Gladwell, Katie Couric, and Alex Rodriguez. By overseeing everything from the initial pitch to the final briefing, she creates the space for these world-class voices to engage with Google’s leadership and customers in ways that drive real business impact.

Before Google, Skye led the event programming and talent strategy at Vox Media for flagship brands like New York Magazine, Pivot, The Verge and Vox. She worked closely with prominent journalists like Kara Swisher, Scott Galloway, and Preet Bharara to turn live journalism into a must-see event at Code Conference, Pivot Live, SXSW and more. Earlier in her career, she held event and communications roles at the Association of National Advertisers and The Association of Magazine Media, where she programmed conferences featuring figures like Michelle Obama and Martha Stewart.

Skye’s achievements have been recognized with the FOLIO Magazine Rising Star Award and the FIPP & UPM Rising Star in Media. She is a proud alumna of the Grady School of Journalism at the University of Georgia.